不可能

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Chinese

not; no
trad. (不可能) 可能
simp. #(不可能) 可能

Pronunciation


Adjective

不可能

  1. impossible
    沒有什麼不可能 [MSC, trad.]
    没有什么不可能 [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu shénme bù kěnéng.
    Nothing is impossible.

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Sino-Xenic (不可能):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 5
のう
Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 不可能 (pjuw khaXnong, literally not possible).

First cited in Natsume Soseki's works in 1905.[1] The positive term 可能 (kanō, possible) isn't cited until a few years later in 1909. However, the related term 可能性 (kanōsei, possibility) is cited earlier in 1881, in the 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, Philosophy Dictionary) compiled by Inoue Tetsujirō,[2][3] suggesting that the terms 不可能 (fukanō) and 可能 (kanō) may have been in use earlier than first cited.

Pronunciation

Adjective

()()(のう) (fukanō-na (adnominal ()()(のう) (fukanō na), adverbial ()()(のう) (fukanō ni))

  1. impossible
    (ゆき)(みち)()()のは()()(のう)
    Yukimichi de maniau no wa fukanō da.
    With the roads snowy, it is impossible to get there in time.
    あのチーム(ゆう)(しょう)するなんて()()(のう)()()(ごと)だ。
    Ano chīmu ga yūshō suru nante fukanō na dekigoto da.
    It's impossible for that team to win the title.

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Noun

()()(のう) (fukanō

  1. impossibility, that which is impossible
    ()()(のう)()(のう)にする
    fukanō o kanō ni suru
    to make the impossible possible

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References

  1. ^ 不可能”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 可能性”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy]‎, University of Tokyo, page 68
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  6. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

不可能 (bulganeung) (hangeul 불가능)

  1. hanja form? of 불가능 (impossibility)